New program for getting web-based files on E-Ink readers

rkomar · 01-15-2012, 07:45 PM

I wrote a program for downloading files from the web directly to the PocketBook E-Ink devices. Get a copy from http://komary.net/pbdownload/ and install it as /mnt/ext1/applications/pbdownload.app. You can start it from the Applications tab and then enter the URL and output file name via dialogs, or you can put it into a script and pass in the arguments directly. Cookies are currently not supported.

paola · 01-16-2012, 05:32 PM

great app Rob, thank you!

abijah · 01-19-2012, 04:45 PM

The app is so great. I use this nice app to download files from my ftp server.

But it is pretty difficult to type all these urls and files locations with pro 902 and I would rather typing them from a computer and then upload these information to the device.

Therefore, I am currently using your app in the following way:
1). [a file to be uploaded and a "pbdownload.cfg" that contains the url and location of the file] placed in a ftp server.
2).two pbdownload app, one of which (call it download_pre) modified to accept a fixed cfg file that contains the url of the "pbdownload.cfg".
3). use the download_pre to download "pbdownload.cfg" and then use the other download app to get the file.

In short, one app with fixed cfg is used to get another cfg that contains the information of the file I want to download. Then I will use the other app and the received cfg to download the file.

This simple idea really saved me some time.
I believe this can be done further. How about merging the two app together and delete those pop-ups so that one click on the app will allow us to download the file?

unfortunately, I am not familiar with linux while the pro sdk is only in linux. I wish rkomar, who is so professional, could do me a favor.

rkomar · 01-19-2012, 05:04 PM

Believe me, I know how hard it is to type the URLs on the 902! That's why I wrote the code to save the last URL and output file name in the config file. Every bit less typing helps.

This is an interesting idea. The simplest way to do this is probably to write a shell script to download the URL source file first from a fixed location, then read that file and run pbdownload.app for each pair of URL/output file inside it. It should be pretty easy to do, but I won't have time to work on it until the weekend. Does that sound like it would do what you want, or do you want to be able to input the name of the URL source file every time?

abijah · 01-19-2012, 06:24 PM

Quote:

The simplest way to do this is probably to write a shell script to download the URL source file first from a fixed location, then read that file and run pbdownload.app for each pair of URL/output file inside it.

Yeah, you are right. A shell script should be enough.

But, but I don't even know how to write a script and run on the device

. I tried an app:
"pbdown.app":
#!/bin/sh

/mnt/ext1/applications/pbdownload.app \
-u "ftp://192.168.0.5/1.txt"
-f "/mnt/ext1/1.txt"

And just as I expected it --failed

.

Oh, how much I need your enlightenment

on writting script.

rkomar · 01-19-2012, 06:45 PM

You were close: you just needed the '\' character at the end of the line that starts with '-u' (so that the script knows to include the following line as part of the same command).

Anyway, I came up with a script that works pretty well for me. I've attached it as pbdl.app.bin because MobileRead won't allow .app uploads. Just rename to pbdl.app (or something-else.app), edit the line that starts with "SRC_URL=..." to point to your source URL file, and copy the script to /mnt/ext1/applications/.

abijah · 01-19-2012, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkomar

Anyway, I came up with a script that works pretty well for me. I've attached it as pbdl.app.bin because MobileRead won't allow .app uploads. Just rename to pbdl.app (or something-else.app), edit the line that starts with "SRC_URL=..." to point to your source URL file, and copy the script to /mnt/ext1/applications/.

This script is perfect. It does everything in a single click even if you have more than one file to download.

01-15-2012, 07:45 PM	#1
rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,041 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	New program for getting web-based files on E-Ink readers I wrote a program for downloading files from the web directly to the PocketBook E-Ink devices. Get a copy from http://komary.net/pbdownload/ and install it as /mnt/ext1/applications/pbdownload.app. You can start it from the Applications tab and then enter the URL and output file name via dialogs, or you can put it into a script and pass in the arguments directly. Cookies are currently not supported. Last edited by rkomar; 04-04-2023 at 01:59 AM. Reason: Updated download link.

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01-16-2012, 05:32 PM	#2
paola Wizard Posts: 2,840 Karma: 5843878 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook Pro 903, (beloved Pocketbook 360 RIP), Kobo Mini, Kobo Aura	great app Rob, thank you!

01-19-2012, 04:45 PM	#3
abijah Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 2692 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: kobo aura h2o	The app is so great. I use this nice app to download files from my ftp server. But it is pretty difficult to type all these urls and files locations with pro 902 and I would rather typing them from a computer and then upload these information to the device. Therefore, I am currently using your app in the following way: 1). [a file to be uploaded and a "pbdownload.cfg" that contains the url and location of the file] placed in a ftp server. 2).two pbdownload app, one of which (call it download_pre) modified to accept a fixed cfg file that contains the url of the "pbdownload.cfg". 3). use the download_pre to download "pbdownload.cfg" and then use the other download app to get the file. In short, one app with fixed cfg is used to get another cfg that contains the information of the file I want to download. Then I will use the other app and the received cfg to download the file. This simple idea really saved me some time. I believe this can be done further. How about merging the two app together and delete those pop-ups so that one click on the app will allow us to download the file? unfortunately, I am not familiar with linux while the pro sdk is only in linux. I wish rkomar, who is so professional, could do me a favor.

01-19-2012, 05:04 PM	#4
rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,041 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	Believe me, I know how hard it is to type the URLs on the 902! That's why I wrote the code to save the last URL and output file name in the config file. Every bit less typing helps. This is an interesting idea. The simplest way to do this is probably to write a shell script to download the URL source file first from a fixed location, then read that file and run pbdownload.app for each pair of URL/output file inside it. It should be pretty easy to do, but I won't have time to work on it until the weekend. Does that sound like it would do what you want, or do you want to be able to input the name of the URL source file every time?

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